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UT Dallas CS Hosts the IEEE International Conference on Data Engineering Virtually for 2000 Attendees
UT Dallas CS Hosts the IEEE International Conference on Data Engineering Virtually for 2000 Attendees The UT Dallas CS Department recently hosted the 2000-person Virtual IEEE Computer Society’s 36th International Conference on Data Engineering (ICDE) April 20-24, 2020. ICDE, a top tier Data Science conference, was originally meant to take place in Dallas from April…
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UT Dallas Researchers Lead the First-Ever Trans-Pacific Collaborative Mixed Reality Plant Walk
Dr. B. Prabhakaran, professor of computer science and director of the UT Dallas Multimedia and Computer Graphics Lab, and a team of researchers led the collaboration of the first-ever, trans-pacific collaborative plant walk. The Trans-Pacific Collaborative Mixed Reality Plant Walk involves three different locations (or sites), three different time zones, on two different continents.
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Dr. Emily Kyle Fox Earns NSF CAREER Award for His Designs on More Efficient Algorithms
Dr. Emily Kyle Fox Earns NSF CAREER Award for His Designs on More Efficient Algorithms Dr. Emily Kyle Fox, assistant professor of computer science in the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science at The University of Texas at Dallas, recently received a five-year, $586,654 National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award to explore how the…
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UT Dallas Competitive Programming Team Shows World-Class Skills
UT Dallas Competitive Programming Team Shows World-Class Skills Darrin Wiley BS’19, An Q. Nguyen and Duy Vu advanced from regional to national competitive contests over the past year to overcome one of their toughest challenges: qualifying for the International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC) World Finals. The University of Texas at Dallas computer science students will…
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UT Dallas CS Faculty Members Recognized by H-Index Rankings for their Influential Research
UT Dallas CS Faculty Members Recognized by H-Index Rankings for their Influential Research Since its inception, groundbreaking research within the UT Dallas Computer Science Department has consistently been seen as influential and has been in the national and international spotlight. UT Dallas Computer Science faculty members are world-renowned for their research in emerging areas such…
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Thuraisingham Gives Six Keynote and Featured Addresses Within Six Months While Working From Home During COVID-19
Thuraisingham Gives Six Keynote and Featured Addresses Within Six Months While Working From Home During COVID-19 We talked to ACM and IEEE Fellow as well as Founders Chair Professor Dr. Bhavani Thuraisingham, who has given over 170 keynote speeches and featured addresses both at highly technical conferences sponsored by organizations such as ACM and IEEE…
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Dr. Lingming Zhang Receives NSF CAREER Award for Advance Software Debugging Technology
Dr. Lingming Zhang Receives NSF CAREER Award for Advance Software Debugging Technology Hunting for software bugs that might be hidden in millions of lines of code can be a painstaking and expensive task. Even the best automated testing and debugging systems cannot detect and fix all possible mistakes, which can affect everything from phone apps…
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How To Protect Yourself from Cyberattacks at Home
How To Protect Yourself from Cyberattacks at Home The COVID-19 pandemic has led to new cybersecurity threats as more people work from home, children spend more time online and scammers target taxpayers’ stimulus payments. Cybersecurity expert Dr. Murat Kantarcioglu, professor of computer science at The University of Texas at Dallas, shared some tips for protecting…
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UT Dallas SE PhD Alumni, Dr. Oscar Chaparro, Earns the 2020 David Daniel Thesis Award
UT Dallas SE PhD Alumni, Dr. Oscar Chaparro, Earns the 2020 David Daniel Thesis Award UT Dallas Software Engineering Ph.D. Alumni, Dr. Oscar Chaparro, was named one of two students to earn this year’s David Daniel Thesis Award. The award is supported by an endowment established in 2006 by Dr. David Daniel, president emeritus of…
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Summer Coding Camps Move to New Platform with Same Fun for Computer Fundamentals
Summer Coding Camps Move to New Platform with Same Fun for Computer Fundamentals Coding camps at The University of Texas at Dallas are helping area school children sharpen their computer literacy and skills through interactive online classes this summer. The camps are the brainchild of Dr. Jey Veerasamy, senior lecturer in computer science and director…
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UT Dallas CS Salutes the Hard Work of the Spring 2020 Graduates with a Unique Online Experience
UT Dallas CS Salutes the Hard Work of the Spring 2020 Graduates with a Unique Online Experience When the COVID-19 pandemic forced college seniors across the globe to finish their final semester online, it dramatically altered one of the most significant events of their lives: their college graduation ceremonies. However, UT Dallas refused to let…
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Software Project Aims To Keep Patient Data Protected in COVID-19 Research
Software Project Aims To Keep Patient Data Protected in COVID-19 Research The COVID-19 pandemic has created an urgent need for sharing patient data to help scientists learn more about the virus and how to stop it from spreading. One key ethical issue, however, is how much information can health providers disclose to researchers without violating…